Module 2
Knowing your share
If your father, your mother, your husband, and your brother all died on the same day — what would you inherit?
Scenario
Noor receives three different WhatsApp explanations about inheritance. One says daughters inherit nothing if brothers exist. Another says a will decides everything. A third says the eldest son chooses. Faraid is the answer — and it is more precise than family rumours.
Fixed shares
Under Faraid, certain heirs receive fixed shares set by Islamic law.
This is why guessing is dangerous.
A daughter inherits
A daughter inherits mandatorily when sons are present. Her share is half of each son's share, and it is hers by right.
A smaller share is still a right, not a favour.
A wife's share
A wife inherits one-eighth of her husband's estate if there are children, and one-quarter if there are not.
The family structure matters.
A Wasiat
A Wasiat can usually direct up to one-third of the estate to non-heirs. The remainder is governed by Faraid.
A will does not erase Faraid.
Check yourself
A Muslim woman is survived by her husband, two sons, and one daughter. Which is true about her daughter's share?